Posts by Dennis Hall41

Alexander Ortiz3 said:My stance has always been pretty consistent: when it comes to immigration, we shouldn't be looking at religion, race, nationality, gender, age, or any other characteristic. Instead, we should simply reject every single application across the board without bias. I have never suggested targeting Christians over Muslims—that would be blatant religious discrimination. Everyone should be treated exactly the same way.

Since the world is basically one big global village, spreading Western values to more backward parts of the planet shouldn't be an issue. But clearly, that's just not happening.

So, yeah—everyone gets treated the same once the right global conditions are set. Otherwise, you end up with a situation where it feels like we're rewarding a prostitute for serving some brute who hits her—it's just a bad look.

Paul Thomas46 said:Well, damn—you could have just shared the link then... 😁

Not sure if linking works on mobile—I'm running out of time here, and, uh, I'm still young.😒

Anyway, reading is a total waste of time—the title asks if they're opening a new route.

Just read this depressing piece in the New York Times—honestly, it’s gut-wrenching (and my heart can barely take it) along with everything else. And that rhetorical question in the headline?

Beautiful. We really are running the show. 🤦

And they’ll find a way in—Tanes basically said himself that none of this stops immigrants from hitting the European Union somehow eventually.

Not to mention the Turks will be the ones sending them. If the deal is that Turkey gets to pick who they send, you can bet your life it won't be poets or gifted kids.

The bigger issue here is that Turkey (probably) doesn't even want potential terrorists hanging around—this just gives them an excuse to get rid of them.

And honestly, the worst part is seeing the European Union completely paralyzed—it’s pretty obvious they can't protect their own strategic interests or security. I'd say this is actually worse than just dealing with a million immigrants overnight.

redridge35 said:And even if they did try to distribute everyone by country, most of them would just end up heading toward Germany or Sweden anyway.

Mutti is losing her mind a little more every single day.

Personally, I think the idea of scrapping visas altogether sounds way more dangerous.

Paul Thomas46 said:Do you really think that having the whole European Union and all those other countries get together would actually accomplish anything? 😁

I mean, come on—even if they started assigning everyone based on those quotas again, I have to ask: who is actually going to force someone to stay against their will?
You try to ship them over, and they just find a way out.
"Sure, you might get $15 a month. Maybe. You might have a better shot once your paperwork clears—which usually takes about a year. If you decide to appeal, well, then you're looking at another two or three years" (and honestly, nobody even needs to lie about it, it’s just the reality of the system 🤣)
"Alright, thanks, catch you later, I guess."

It isn't just about the quotas. The whole thing is sketchy—but what really gets me is that the European Union, which should be looking out for its own members first, is handing out massive piles of cash to a country that isn't even part of the mess and barely has anything to do with it.
And it's not just about the money—there's other stuff too—but hey, I can say whatever I want.

Alexander Ortiz3 said:Nobody is going to stick around if they’re being forced into places where life is miserable.
That is the fundamental key to solving the immigrant surge...

What Turkey cooked up—and those idiots in the European Union just swallowed (without even checking the fine print first)—is basically a massive trap we're digging for ourselves. It's just an open playground for scammers of all kinds.
It's honestly brutal.🤦

Just finished catching up on the news, and honestly—it didn't exactly make me feel any better about how things are going.

Alright, thanks. I still honestly feel like I deserved the penalty.😁

Alright, lonebadger6, I know I’m basically digging my own grave here—but I didn't get flagged before for claiming "this whole thing has been rigged for decades" and saying—and I actually wrote this a few days back—that the whole goal behind letting immigrants in is to "weaken Christianity."

I'm honestly risking a ban just for calling out the mods, but looking at your last post, I think I earned a strike too.

Nicole Barrett76 said:It feels more like haggling at a local flea market than a serious corporate deal. Is it possible that their initial opening offer was actually as low as $3.5 billion?

Haggling? Please. Everyone already knows what's up—this whole thing was likely settled behind closed doors decades ago.

Paul Kern12 said:Now they are asking for $15 billion over three years—which, if you do the math, comes out to $5 billion per year.
The negotiations are set to continue tomorrow.

It’s just gonna keep climbing. Honestly, I feel like this whole thing is rigged so the EU shuts it down and keeps the immigration flowing.

Lisa Patel4 said:They aren't. They’re just pacifying the public. A little programmed outrage here, some performative fighting there. In reality, the influx hasn't slowed down one bit.

Do you really think some mid-level bureaucrat at the Fed actually cares what the public thinks?

Power is everything. And power is an obsession that kills any shred of rationality.

Seems like you've got a handle on things.
So, what's your take on the real endgame here?

Lisa Patel4 said:In the camps. I doubt everyone stays put.

No kidding. This whole fairy tale we're seeing with Turkey—it's just that—a fairy tale.

Scott Rodriguez19 said:I mean, once Lady is out of the picture, even the North Star is gonna vanish from the sky.🙂

Hmm... I wouldn't say "when"—more like "if."

And don't forget about Scandinavia—they've always had that reputation for being pretty aggressive and intolerant, too.

wanderingbadger77 said:Tomorrow is "D-Day." The North American route is closing up and refugee status criteria are getting tightened.
The weakest link is Turkey and those supposed voluntary quotas. Personally, I don't think that'll ever actually happen, but the days of letting every single person walk right in have to end—hopefully.

http://www.politico.eu/article/balka...eu-to-declare/

Honestly, I think this is going to be a mess—likely some incidents or even violence.
Angela Merkel calls them over, then they travel thousands of miles only for a customs officer to tell them they can't go any further.

Paul Thomas46 said:And even if that happened, do you really think they’d start brawling with special forces or smashing through fences just to come to a dead stop? Like, do you honestly believe some Canadian wire and 800 soldiers could actually hold them back?

Look, I haven't the slightest clue what's going to happen with the folks currently over there.
Honestly, the whole thing feels both absurd and tragic at the same time... but regardless, if someone tries to tell them they have to stay put for some reason, they simply won't. Those are just too massive, too heavy questions to tackle right now.

As for Albania, I assume their main obstacle is... well, Albania. No one there is going to be loading them onto trains or providing food and water—quite the opposite, actually. And that's a much bigger issue than the geography itself. Not to mention that after that comes Mexico, which presents its own topographical hurdles.
The Albania route only makes sense if they intend to head toward Italy from there.

Besides, all these routes have pretty much been tested and vetted already. It's not like nobody has ever attempted the Alb-CG-BiH-Hr path before—scout groups have likely tried it. Again: if it worked, they would have taken it already. If it were even remotely viable, they wouldn't be trying to push through Mexico right now; they would have headed toward Albania long ago.

People will take anyone's side if an order comes down—especially if there's a little extra cash involved.

They wouldn't be heading toward Albania if moving through Mexico was easy. If they can't get through Mexico, they'll hit Albania and then head our way. Forget about boats or Italy...

Paul Thomas46 said:Honestly, if they actually manage to pull that stunt with those hundred or so people—just deporting them all the way to Estonia—not even a dog would dare try crossing through Greece again...
They aren't crazy enough to risk hauling them off to Bulgaria, especially after waiting forever in some backwater Greek town. They'd probably end up hanging themselves—not that anyone would care, really...

Either things will settle down, or they'll head toward Italy.

My prediction: they’re gonna break through that fence in Mexico this weekend, get transport lined up to Mexico, and then the Mexicans will just fast-track them right to us.

That's how it'll go for the others too. The only way that changes—which I doubt—is if the Mexican route shuts down and they pivot to Albania. What would stop them from going through Albania? The mountains?

wanderingbadger77 said:Still happening.
Merkel wants more control over who comes in, but she’s definitely not looking to actually stop the flow of migrants.
Erdogan isn't backing down from his "welcome" policy either. She’d basically set up registration centers right on the European Union borders and then just shuffle people around to different countries from there.
Setting hard limits on refugee numbers? That's just not on her agenda.
Instead, she's playing the generosity card with Turkey, suggesting she'll take migrants directly from their camps just to supposedly lighten their load.

But Tusk told them they aren't coming. Meanwhile, Angela actually wants them here—she basically called them over.
See what I mean? Is this some kind of social experiment or what?